List of botanical gardens and arboretums in South Carolina

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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in South Carolina is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [1] [2] [3]

NameImageAffiliationCityCoordinates
W. Gordon Belser Arboretum University of South Carolina Columbia 33°59′35.16″N80°59′4.92″W / 33.9931000°N 80.9847000°W / 33.9931000; -80.9847000
Brookgreen Gardens Brookgreen Gardens32.jpg Pawleys Island 33°31′14″N79°5′59″W / 33.52056°N 79.09972°W / 33.52056; -79.09972
Cypress Gardens Chascgrowtrees.JPG Moncks Corner 33°3′23″N79°57′21″W / 33.05639°N 79.95583°W / 33.05639; -79.95583
Furman University Asian Garden Furman University Japanese Garden - rock.JPG Furman University Greenville 34°55′43″N82°26′12″W / 34.92861°N 82.43667°W / 34.92861; -82.43667
Kalmia Gardens Coker College Hartsville 34°21′57.96″N80°6′59.04″W / 34.3661000°N 80.1164000°W / 34.3661000; -80.1164000
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Lake at Magnolia Plantation, SC.jpg Charleston 32°52′32″N80°05′00″W / 32.87556°N 80.08333°W / 32.87556; -80.08333
Medical University of South Carolina Arboretum [4] Medical University of South Carolina Charleston 32°47′3″N79°57′3″W / 32.78417°N 79.95083°W / 32.78417; -79.95083
Mepkin Abbey Botanical Garden Moncks Corner 33°6′57.6″N79°57′7.2″W / 33.116000°N 79.952000°W / 33.116000; -79.952000
Middleton Place Middleton-place-sc1.jpg Charleston 32°53′59″N80°8′12″W / 32.89972°N 80.13667°W / 32.89972; -80.13667
Moore Farms Botanical Garden Aerial view of Moore Farms Botanical Garden.jpg Lake City 33°51′41.36″N79°49′22.16″W / 33.8614889°N 79.8228222°W / 33.8614889; -79.8228222
Park Seed Company Gardens Greenwood 34°16′15.24″N82°11′48.48″W / 34.2709000°N 82.1968000°W / 34.2709000; -82.1968000
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Bench at riverbanks zoo garden 5273.jpg Columbia 34°0′34.75″N81°4′20.77″W / 34.0096528°N 81.0724361°W / 34.0096528; -81.0724361
South Carolina Botanical Garden South Carolina Botanical Garden - view 2.JPG Clemson University Clemson 34°40′24.96″N82°49′25.68″W / 34.6736000°N 82.8238000°W / 34.6736000; -82.8238000
Summerville Azalea Park Summerville 33°0′29″N80°10′58″W / 33.00806°N 80.18278°W / 33.00806; -80.18278
Swan Lake Iris Gardens Sumter 33°55′10.4″N80°22′14.65″W / 33.919556°N 80.3707361°W / 33.919556; -80.3707361
Wells Japanese Garden Wells Japanese Garden.jpg Newberry 34°16′42″N81°37′11″W / 34.27833°N 81.61972°W / 34.27833; -81.61972

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